finally have the money

[drft_wannabe]

alright everyone, ive been on the boards for about a year now, i pop in and out pretty frequently just reading up on the local shit, and what people are doing to their cars. i finally have enough money to start a project, figures i now live in new hampshire. ive been thinking about cars to start with and i know these threads are hated, but ive found so many nice fox body mustangs for real cheap. does anyone think this would be a fun first project for a drift car? i still have the 240sx, miata, and rx7 in the back of my mind, but up here the mustang is the most plentiful and easiest to obtain parts. ive never seen a foxbody drift so i just wanted to see if you guys think it would be a good choice.

tell me what you think. thanks a bunch guys.

[REY]

i'm not a fan of the mustang.

2nd gen rx7 or 240sx is a great choice...

my 2 cents

[ilida]

If you like it, do it.
Don't mind what others think. :]

[drft_wannabe]

i'm not a fan of the mustang.

2nd gen rx7 or 240sx is a great choice...

my 2 cents

thanks man, i really am just looking for opinions. all the sport import cars are pretty expensive up here compared to florida so im just trying to find the best route, if the more expensive way really is the better way, then ill take it.

[McLovin']

didn't Adrian 302 try the fox drift? If I remember right he always had one in his sig and surfed the drift forums, dont know if its jus a coinsidance or something. Ok im done rambling nonscencicle bullshit

[JC]

So ya, I think you should stick to your orginal idea. Impala drift car. You have someting there.
http://rick.stavanja.com/images/content/1996impalass.jpg

[drft_wannabe]

So ya, I think you should stick to your orginal idea. Impala drift car. You have someting there.
http://rick.stavanja.com/images/content/1996impalass.jpg

haha fuck you man, the mustang is gonna get me enough shit without you throwin that crap in there

[McLovin']

ill tell you straight face you dont have the cohones (testicular fortitude) D O I T ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

[Silvia_San]

do a foxbody parts are everywhere, maintenance parts are fuckin cheap, and the platform has been around forever so you can buy all sorts of cool ass suspension parts. go buy a mustangs and fast fords magazine and look in there.

[drft_wannabe]

do a foxbody parts are everywhere, maintenance parts are fuckin cheap, and the platform has been around forever so you can buy all sorts of cool ass suspension parts. go buy a mustangs and fast fords magazine and look in there.


haha i didnt expect you to say yes to a mustang, i thought you would be one of the people cursing me to hell for the idea. but thanks man!

[Silvia_San]

before i got my mr2 i was looking at foxbody's and wedge camaro's. yeah i'm all for diversity in drifting. cause let's face it, 240's fucking suck lol.

[JC]

240's fucking suck lol.

Yup

[lunchbox]

fuck you right in the goatass! mustangs are gayyyyyyyyy :scarcasm: im only hating because im going to do it .. but the big problem so i hear is steering angle the lack of it! yeah ive been planning the project for a few months now..

[drft_wannabe]

fuck you right in the goatass! mustangs are gayyyyyyyyy :scarcasm: im only hating because im going to do it .. but the big problem so i hear is steering angle the lack of it! yeah ive been planning the project for a few months now..

im sure that can be fixed with the right amount of money :)

thats awesome though man, keep me informed on how things go!

[mikespeed95]

the fox platform does have a huge aftermarket

parts are easy to find

but but but but

it will never be as easy to drift as a 240. the steering on the mustang just doesnt feel right, no matter how many different ones i drive. that is 1st hand experience. but if you want to do it do it.

[mikespeed95]

fuck you right in the goatass! mustangs are gayyyyyyyyy :scarcasm: im only hating because im going to do it .. but the big problem so i hear is steering angle the lack of it! yeah ive been planning the project for a few months now..

you work at cfp, just shorten the steering arm on the spindle and weld it back on there, and whala, more steering angle.

[drft_wannabe]

the fox platform does have a huge aftermarket

parts are easy to find

but but but but

it will never be as easy to drift as a 240. the steering on the mustang just doesnt feel right, no matter how many different ones i drive. that is 1st hand experience. but if you want to do it do it.

thanks man, i need info like that. it wont be a pro car, its all just for fun. but i would definitely like to have a comfortable car.

[lunchbox]

accually i dont work there! well i dont get paid :)but we will see

[SpottedMango]

thanks man, i need info like that. it wont be a pro car, its all just for fun. but i would definitely like to have a comfortable car.

hey hey, FYI - your old hatch is now RHD.

[drft_wannabe]

hey hey, FYI - your old hatch is now RHD.


haha wtf? you guys actually fixed that thing? that was a big ass dent.

[SpottedMango]

Ya man, we got it fixed up, now it's wide body right hand drive, soon to be LS1ed. I will get some pictures up for you.

[ImportLuv]

Anything that is RWD or AWD has my approval for drifting.

[Silvia_San]

haha i'm gonna attempt to drift MR so yeah lol. i'm down for anything to drift. ef hatches are pretty cool too.

[drft_wannabe]

much to JC's dismay, im really thinking this is the route i will be going. ive seen a total of two 240's since i moved up here a month ago. i cant even begin to count how many mustangs ive seen.

although a mustang guy told me that the definition of drifting isnt what we think it is, that drifting is really when you lose complete control and you have all 4 wheels in a slide. i thought it was funny. guess none of you guys are really drifting. go fix your methods.

[Psi TERROR]

:doh:

[ImportLuv]

Yeah.
When i was in washington, i saw only one 240 throughout my 1 week vacation there. and yeah, drifting is popular there.

[Garage Battle]

there are tons of guys up in that area with doriftos, wtf are u talking about no 240s?

[Mars_302]

Pull the rack limiter if you want to get more angle. For some reason, the orginal rack in my car was great, could never find one as good though afterwords

[ImportLuv]

there are tons of guys up in that area with doriftos, wtf are u talking about no 240s?

That's why i said, its popular there. Maybe they drift only in fox boxes :dunno:
Not sure why I only saw one 240, which was at some dealership.
Everything was FWD hondas, trucks, SUV or Subbies.

[FC3Cturbo]

TII rx7, easiest car and engine in the world to work on. Handles Twices as good as a 240 straight out of the box. You can build yourself a pretty nice n/a-TII conversion for $3500 depending what FC chassis you would start with/ how good of condition it would be in. I would opt for a 90 Mazda 929, S5 13bt, Luce Crossmember, 5spd, FC shocks/struts, vert wheels :bigthumb:

4 door drift car from hell, and you can fit 4-5 sluts in the car ofcourse, sluts=nice

[drft_wannabe]

there are tons of guys up in that area with doriftos, wtf are u talking about no 240s?

i dont know man, tons of people have told me about all the drifters up here, and ive found so many good spots its ridiculous, but i have only seen a few 240's. ive spotted just as many fd rx7's.

the autotrader and backroad car search has begun, im still keeping my options open to almost anything if i find a good deal. but a mustang would be choice right now.

[Silvia_San]

haha dude i never see any 240's in new england usually. all i saw was one mint kouki sr5 corolla coupe. and i almost bought it lol.

[drft_wannabe]

haha dude i never see any 240's in new england usually. all i saw was one mint kouki sr5 corolla coupe. and i almost bought it lol.


was it red? if not, my friend was selling a mint red sr5. sold it for only $2k... it had no rust and only like 80k miles. i wanted to smack him, he never even told me he was selling it. perfect fucking base to start.

[Silvia_San]

no it was white.